AUGUST is truly the month of cakes, so it’s time to start making your baking plans for the Great Village Bake Off on Sunday 18 or the Great Bolton Bake-Off the following weekend. The first ...
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Yum Cha means Sunday dim sum and then some at Cottonopolis
SUNDAY doesn’t have to mean roasts. Certainly when the temperatures are going through the roof. That’s why Yum Cha at NQ bar Cottonopolis sounds such a refreshing change, perfect for a laidback Sabbath. Each Sunday ...
Festa Italian – our five favourite tips to get the party started
AS the hugely popular Festa Italiana gets underway (full preview) here’s our Fave Five treats to get you in the Dolce Vita mood at Manchester’s vibrant celebration of all things Italian. This family-friendly, fun-packed event ...
Break out the bubbles at San Carlo’s lavish new Selfridges Trafford Centre bar
SAN Carlo gave us a sneak preview of their new Champagne Bar inside the Trafford Centre Selfridges just before it opened this week and it banished all thoughts of rehydrating merely with water during the ...
How these dandelion flowers won bartender Nathan a trip to the Big Apple
COCKTAIL bars? We stay loyal to Science and Industry, admire the work of Wood & Company, welcome the arrival of Superstition in the Northern Quarter but our entrenched favourite has to be Speak In Code ...
Amazing, eclectic line-up for Full Fat fund-raising party
AN important date for your diary – one of the city’s most worthwhile gatherings. Full Fat is back on Saturday, August 3, where the cream of Manchester’s food, drink and music scene join forces to ...
Dakota Manchester launches new Sunday Lunch menu
WE hadn’t notice the absence of a Sunday Lunch menu at Dakota Manchester. There’s been so much else going on at this luxury boutique hotel arrival. That’s now been rectified and there can’t be any ...
Would you adam and eve it? eden’s lavish all-day dining offering
WE have to report that eden, glam new arrival in The Printworks, pushes a lot of botanically inspired buttons as it unveils its all-day dining and drink menus ahead of its glitzy launch on Friday, ...
Half Price Breakfast is a summer sizzler at the Schloss
IF you’ve only experienced Albert’s Schloss as a decadent night-time Bohemian pleasure get out of bed early and think again. It also offers a rib-ticklingly hearty breakfast featuring eggs Benedict, steak and eggs, or in-house ...
Countdown to Festa Italiana – and naturally it starts with a party
NOW in its third year FESTA ITALIANA has confirmed its finest line-up yet across the three day, family-friendly celebration of all things Italian and foodie (Friday, July 26 to Sunday, July 28). The action starts ...